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for the study of ornithology and ethnology, and is an authority on both subjects. He was one of the founders of the American Ornithological Union and associate editor of its organ, "The Auk." He has been a vice-president of the Natural History Society of New Brunswick, and in his connection with the Nuttall Ornithological Club, of Cambridge, Mass., he has edited Nuttall's "Hand-book of the Birds of Eastern North America." Among his published productions are "A Catalogue of the Birds of New Brunswick," "A Catalogue of the Mammals of N. B.," "A Catalogue of the Birds of Canada," "Systematic Table of the Birds of Canada," "Birds of Field and Grove," an annotated edition of Hagerup's "Birds of Greenland," with numerous lectures on kindred topics and on the language and characteristics of the Indians. His paper on "The Origin of the Maliseet Indians," in this number of The Magazine will be found both interesting and valuable.

Mr. Jonas Howe, of St. John, is locally known as an earnest student ot provincial history, but one who rather avoids publicity in his labors. Mr. Howe has for a number of years been engaged in an extensive manufacturing business in St. John, but has found time to devote a great deal of attention to local history. He was one of the contributors to Stewart's Quarterly and has written for the press on various topics. He was identified with the N. B. Historical Society in its early history and is now its corresponding secretary. Among the works by which he is known are "Early Attemps to Introduce the Cultivation of Hemp in Eastern British America," and the "King's New Brunswick Regiment." His paper in this number of The Magazine is on American Colonial Tracts, and while not purely local in its character will interest all students of colonial history.